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1. Preliminary Observations The issue of tongues is sometimes a matter of controversy and heat.1 As a result, let me state my intent at the beginning. I want to put forward an argument for the scope of speaking in tongues in the first-century church. But I do so in a tentative way. I hope not to stir up heat. 1.1. Tongues in Acts Let us start with Acts 2. There are several interpretive views.2 ...
Apr 5, 2023 · 27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret. 28 If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and to God. 29 Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.
Jun 24, 2021 · 1 Corinthians 14:26–32. “If any speak in a tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn, and let someone interpret. But if there is no one to interpret, let each of them keep silent in church and speak to himself and to God” (vv. 27–28). Now that Paul has firmly established the superiority of prophecy to tongues ...
Feb 27, 2024 · There are also verses in the Bible that address speaking in tongues in a discussion about gifts in general, found in Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth. 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it ...
Jun 17, 2021 · 1 Corinthians 14:1–5. “Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up” (v. 5). Problems related to corporate worship in the first-century Corinthian church are Paul’s focus in 1 ...
Feb 22, 2024 · Speaking in tongues is a form of communication with God. It is a prayer, and doing so speaks directly to God alone. According to 1 Corinthians 14:2, “For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit.”.
Speaking in tongues in Scripture. The first occurrence of tongues speaking in Scripture appears in Acts 2:1–13, where the gift of tongues seems to be functioning as a reversal of the Tower of Babel ( Genesis 11:1–9 ). 4. Rather than scattering and confusing their language, people are gathered together, and they miraculously understand one ...
